The Seleukid royal economy : the finances and financial administration of the Seleukid empire /

The Seleukid royal economy : the finances and financial administration of the Seleukid empire /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Aperghis, G. G. (Gerassimos George)
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Description:1 online resource (xv, 361 pages) : illustrations, map
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Subject:
Seleucids.
Economic history.
Seleucids.
Syria -- History -- 333 B.C.-634 A.D.
Syria -- Economic conditions.
Syria.
Electronic books.
History.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11812656
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:9780511265617
0511265611
0511263325
9780511263323
0511264135
9780511264139
0511264895
9780511264894
1280749652
9781280749650
9786610749652
6610749655
9780521837071
0521837073
0521837073
9780511482694
0511482698
9780521117760 (paperback)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 332-349) and index.
Appendix 2 contains documents in Ancient Greek with English translations.
Print version record.
Summary:This book examines the royal economy of the Seleukid Empire, the principal successor-state to the empire of Alexander the Greek. This wide-ranging economic study shows how rulers exploited resources to finance their administrations. Adopting a highly original numerical approach, the book presents a quantified model of the Seleukid royal economy.
Other form:Print version: Aperghis, G.G. (Gerassimos George). Seleukid royal economy. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004 0521837073 9780521837071

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